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It may be a good thing to be tied up with Holland. The Dutch are good business people and hard workers..most comments on here appear to be Labour sour grapes. People voted UKIP only because they are fed up with lying, expense fiddling main party politicians!

Thanks Wallywalnut.....know London really well...m-in-law lives there so visit often. Truth is there is nothing to fear UKIP love to stoke up fear and resentment and blame everyone except themselves instead of facing up to the real honest issues.....bit like Germany in the 1930s!!!

In only three cases did Labour increase its vote over last time out. Trevor Wainwright and Tony Wright increased vote, but they have extended personal followings. In Southtown and Cobholm Chrissy Stewart fought the most political and most old-style campaign, losing to Ukip by just 50 votes but at the same time increasing the Labour vote, which was a real achievement in these circumstances.

If Sportswagon was to visit (areas of) London he would see immediately why UKIP makes no progress there and it's nothing at all to do with his (wrongly) observed ignorance and fear of GY people. And Fatboy 16 - don't hold your breath - no one's going to pay you for your vote!

I need people to back me, to be an indepentant LABOUR Candidate for Great Yarmouth. I opposeb tob Tories and their evil beedroom tax, and many other attacks on working people. Join me now. I will be your M.P. but wil care for each and everyone

My nane is Michael Watts, I was a Labour Councillor for Great Yarmouth from 1979. It is my view that Labour has lost touch. I believe I was a good Councillor, I didnt claim allowances. I believe my party has betrayed working people. How is it Councillors have directorships, its a disgrace. Come on labour, speak for the people again. No rewards, care for people, and if you care, do it for nothiing. We dont need UKIP, wot we need is true Labour

This Country needs radical change. The existing mainstream parties mediocre performance in recent years have almost wiped us out. Their tit for tat antics and childish displays in the house have been pathetic at times and their ill conceived policies ineffective and doomed to fail. It is good to see people have at last got the message and are looking at alternatives.

What a joke and how it must portray the ignorance and fear of SOME GY people.....look at the results in London and you'll see what I mean. UKIP are nasty, r*cist, old fashioned Tory right wingers who when properly exposed will whither just as the SDP did.

What a joke and how it must portray the ignorance and fear of SOME GY people.....look at the results in London and you'll see what I mean. UKIP are nasty, racist, old fashioned Tory right wingers who when properly exposed will whither just as the SDP did.

Oh dear Si, you did make me laugh. Mind you the idea does give food for thought! As for the nasties who are still whingeing about UKIP. Give it a rest. The people have spoken and everytime you say something foul about UKIP you are talking about every single person who voted UKIP. For goodness sake established parties, start behaving like you can spell democracy even if you don't understand it. And UKIP, 10 out of 13 seats. Way to go! Roll on the next election.

Good to see a new face in Claydon Ward Gorleston better still that is a UKIP one. Maybe now we will have a councillor that listens to what the people want rather than following their own agenda.
Well done UKIP.

Personally I wouldn't trust any party, whether it is Tories, Labour, Lib Dem, and especially UKIP. if the UKIP party offered me thousands of pounds for my vote they can get stuffed, Nigel Farage has a face I personally would like to smack very hard... disgusting annoying little man !!!!

The conservatives and labour are just beginning to pay the price with the electorate for their betr.ayal. Roll on May 2015, tory boys keep you a looking after business partners instead of your voters and your de.feat is guaranteed.

Those that voted UKIP have just handed our council to Holland.
People just don't bother to look into what they are voting for.
The conservatives have been pushing for a merger with a Dutch local authority to save money....UKIP will support this.
So well done UKIP supports - you're now literally governed by the Dutch!

Roll on next year when west norfolk, breckland, broadland, north norfolk and south norfolk go to the polls and the make up of district councils changes on a par with todays results. Not to mention the general election when cameron will learn that unless you interact in a meaningful way with the electorate you end up with a boot up your backside as you are shown the door.

UKIP now has to put up a candidate for the 2015 election. I don`t think Labour`s union sponsored candidate that they parachuted into the town nor Brandon Lewis ( although to be fair he has done better than most MPs we have had in recent years) would win against such a strong showing for UKIP. The main stream political parties are now paying the price for not listening and heaven knows we have enough to gripe about in Yarmouth.

Glad to see Walker out (no more £2800.00 for half hour meetings with Port Authority AND No Castle though Norfolf people have still to suffer him on NCC WELL DONE UKIP Tories broken promises on Referendum in this parliament

Well I wish them the best of luck dealing with the usual suspects-councillors who were thanking their lucky stars their seat was not up for grabs this time. And the best of luck trying to do something to bring the whole of Great Yarmouth Borough back to something like a decent place to live. Well done to Kay Grey for keeping Wright-who never once voted against the Labour government-out of a seat on the council. Shame about Plant-he did enough damage on NCC, no asset to GYBC

Glad to see Walker bite the dust. She was elected to county opposing the incinerator once in her cabinet post she changed her mind. Without her and Castle gybc will be a much better place. Bye bye Tony Wright you know who to blame dont you?